Bangkok vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bangkok	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1027	$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2622	$1577
🏠 One person rent	$465	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$806	$474
🍽️ Food expenses	$298	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$154	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$594	$299
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	89	16
😀 Quality of life	73	44
🏙️ Population	5.68M	76.2K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 58% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 5467th and 7572nd ($1027 vs $652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Thailand and Eswatini, respectively. Check Thailand vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.5 months in Mbabane. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 2647th and 7373rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Mbabane

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	Bangkok	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.24	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.48	$2.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$632	$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1114	$468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.5	$80.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.3	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6568	$380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.5	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$5.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.92	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.73	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.63	$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.3	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.9	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.29	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$4.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.9	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$554	$119
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15512	$5212

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$833
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$788
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$656
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$874
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$846
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$784
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$562
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$763
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$575
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$845
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$593
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$581
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$782
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1056
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$612
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$587
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$629
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$760
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$780
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$592

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$511
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$916
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$966
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$912
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$910
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$899
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$792
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$892
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$950
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$967
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$1049
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$1089
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$958
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$765
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$1057
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$950
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$948
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$875
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$826
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$681
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$630
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$901
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$731
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$697
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$628
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$551
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$694
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$662
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$583
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$952
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$633